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HAMMOUK. No. 334,990.

Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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CORNELIUS SHEPARDSON, OF OAZENOVIA, NEWV YORK.

HAMMOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,990,6lated January26,1886.

Application filed October 26, 1885. Serial No. 180,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS SHEPARD- sON, of Oazenovia,in the countyof Madison, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hammocks, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construction of a hammock, which, bya simple adjustment of the suspending'ropes, and by the differentpostures assumed by the occupant, is caused to conform to said posturesand converted from a suspended lounge to a recliningchair, and at thesame time automatically adjust the awning over it.

The invention is fully illustrated in the an nexed drawings, whereinFigure 1 is an isometric view of my improved hammock, the awning beingremoved to better illustrate its support; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same, showing its adaptability to assume thedifferent positions the occupant may desire.

A and A represent the supporting-posts of my improved hammock. Fromthese supports I suspend a back-frame, B, similar to that of a back of achair. Across the foot of said frame I secure a bar, B, and from theupper part of the supprot A to the ends of the bar B are eX- tended thesuspending-ropes a a, which are firmly secured to said bar. A cross-bar,m, introduced between said ropes near their upper ends, serves to holdthem a proper distance apart. Another set of suspendingropes, b b, ishung from the'upper part of the support A, and connected to theback-frame B above the foot thereof, and on the portions of said ropeadjacent to the back-frame B are mounted a series of slats, s s, securedin position in any suitable and well-known manner, and constituting theseat of the chair. Across the upper part of the back-frame B is attachedanother bar, B, and from the ends of this to the cross-bar m, betweenthe ropes a a, are extended ropes c c, which thus tie the upper part ofthe aforesaid back-frame to the ropes a a and support A.

From the seat 8 s are extended ropes g g, which are united in frontthereof and suspended from the ropes b b by means of a block, a,

' fastened on the latter and provided with an (Model.)

eye or loop, 0, through which passes a rope, h, one end of which isattached to the united ropes g g, and the other end is attached to asliding block, t, on the rope h. Across the ropes g g are secured aseries of slats, which serve as a foot-rest, f.

p 1) denote the ropes which are extended from the upper part of thesupport A to that of the support A, and are held a proper distan'ceapart by the stretchers p p, to support the awning C over the hammock.This awning is automatically adjusted in its elevation over theback-frame B by means of braces Z Z, pivoted at one end on said frame,preferably on the cross-bar B thereof, as shown. The opposite ends ofthe said braces are connected to one of the stretchers p of the awning.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The back-frame B and seat 3are adjusted to the proper elevation above the ground by lengthening orshortening the ropes a a and b b, and then the foot-rest f is adjustedin its elevation by sliding the block 6 up or down on the rope h, andthe movement of the backframe B from an inclined to an upright positionis limited by lengthening or shortening the ropes 0 0. After theaforesaid adjustment has been completed, the occupant of the hammock canconvert the hammock from a suspended chair toasuspended lounge, orconversely, from a lounge to a chair, by simply changing the postures ofthe body. As the body assumes an upright position the increased weighton the seat-supporting ropes b b, and corresponding release of pressureon the upper parts of the ropes a a, causes the back-frame to be drawntoward an erect position, as illustrated by full lines in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, and by reclining the body the increased pressure on the upperparts of the ropes a a and diminished pressure on the seat-supportingropes b b causes the back-frame B to assume the inclined position shownby dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Simultaneously with thismovement of the back-frame B the braces Z I carry the awning O withthem, and cause the same to conform to the elevation of the backframe B.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the supports A A,

- stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the supports A A,

the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a,

extended from the support A to the foot of the said frame, and by ropesb b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame B abovethe foot thereof, and the ties c 0, extending from the upper part of theback-frame B to the crossbar at between the ropes a a,substantially asdescribed and shown.

3. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended byropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of the said frame,and by ropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to theback-frame B above the foot thereof, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropesb b, and the ties c 0, extending from the upper part of the backframe Bto the crossbar m between the ropes a a, substantially as described andshown.

4. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended byropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of said frame, and byropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to thebackframe Babove the foot thereof, ties c a, connecting the upper part of theback-frame B with the ropes a a, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropes b b,and the foot-rest f, supported by ropes d d, substantially as describedand shown.

5. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended byropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of said frame, and byropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame Babove the foot thereof, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropes b b, the loop0, connected to the latter ropes, the ropes g 9, extending from the seatand united in front thereof, and therope h, connected at one end to theunited ropes g g, and passing with the opposite end through the loopoand tied to the slidei, and the footrest f on the ropes d d,substantially as described and shown.

6. In combination with the supports A A and awning O, the back-frame B,suspended by ropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of saidframe, and by ropes .b b suspended from the support A and connected tothe back-frame B above the foot thereof, the

seats 8 on the ropes b b, and the braces Z l, piv-.

oted on the back frame B and connected with the awning, to automaticallyadjust the same in its elevation over the back-frame B, substantially asdescribed and shown.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal,in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the countyof Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 5th day of October, 1885.

CORNELIUS SHEPARDSON. [n s] \Vitnesses:

G. H. DUELL, O. BENDIXON.

